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These are the main rivers of Europe (ecologically, the extreme west of the Palearctic ecozone - which includes Russia in the east). See each article for their tributaries, drainage areas, etc.

The longest rivers of Europe are:

In the list below, the European rivers are grouped by sea or ocean they flow into. They are sorted along the coast line of the seas and oceans. Rivers that flow into other rivers are in the orographic order, i.e., by the proximity of their points of confluence to the sea.

Note for additions: please remember to add the city where the river meets for each river.
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The rivers in this section are sorted east (Novaya Zemlya) to west (North Cape, Norway).

In Russia:

In Norway:

On

Norwegian coast

In Norway:

Scottish, Irish, Welsh, and English coast

In Northern Ireland: In the Republic of Ireland (including Celtic Sea):
River Shannon at Limerick City
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River Shannon at Limerick City

In England (Bristol Channel):

French, Spanish, and Portuguese coast

The rivers in this section are sorted north (Brest) to south (Tarifa).

In France:

The Loire in Orléans.
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The Loire in Orléans.

The Garonne in Toulouse.
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The Garonne in Toulouse.

In Spain: In Portugal:
Tagus at Lisbon
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Tagus at Lisbon

In Spain:

The rivers in this section are sorted clockwise, starting from Helsingborg (south Sweden).

In Sweden:

In Finland: In Russia: In Estonia: In Latvia: In Lithuania: In Russia (Kaliningrad Oblast): In Poland:
Brda at Bydgoszcz
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Brda at Bydgoszcz

In Germany:

The rivers in this section are sorted west (Istanbul) to east (Sochi).

In
Danube at Ulm
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Danube at Ulm

In
Dnieper in Kiev
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Dnieper in Kiev

In Russia

The rivers in this section are sorted west to north-east.

In Russia:

Volga in Yaroslavl (autumn morning)
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Volga in Yaroslavl (autumn morning)

In Kazakhstan:

North coast

The rivers in this section are sorted west (Lizard Point, Cornwall) to east (Ramsgate).

In England:

South coast

The rivers in this section are sorted east (Calais) to west (Brest).

In France:

Seine in Paris
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Seine in Paris

The rivers in this section are sorted clockwise, starting from the (Mull of Kintyre).

In Scotland:

Clyde at Glasgow
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Clyde at Glasgow

In England: In Wales: In Ireland:

Western Mediterranean

This section includes the Ligurian Sea and the Tyrrhenian Sea. The rivers are sorted from west (Tarifa) to east (Reggio Calabria).

In Spain:

In France:
Rhône at Beaucaire
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Rhône at Beaucaire

In Italy:
Arno river in Florence
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Arno river in Florence

The rivers in this section are sorted clockwise, from Otranto, southern Italy, to Vlorë in southern Albania.

In Italy:

In Croatia: In Montenegro: In Albania:

West coast

The rivers in this section are sorted south-west to north-east from Reggio Calabria to Otranto.

In Italy:

East coast

The rivers in this section are sorted north-west to south-east from Vlorë to Cape Malea.

In Greece:

The rivers in this section are sorted west (Cape Malea) to east (Istanbul).

In Greece:

In Turkey:

The rivers in this section are given clockwise along the North Sea coast, starting from Bergen, Norway.

In

In

In

In
Elbe at Dresden
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Elbe at Dresden

The Weser near Bad Oeynhausen.
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The Weser near Bad Oeynhausen.

In the
The Rhine at the Loreley
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The Rhine at the Loreley

Limmat in Zürich
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Limmat in Zürich

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The Scheldt in Antwerp
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The Scheldt in Antwerp

In

In France

In England

Tweed at Abbotsford
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Tweed at Abbotsford

In

See also

European countries

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